James Patterson’s EXPELLED Giveaway, Plus 5 High School Mysteries We Love

JIMMY Patterson sent us a copy to check out, and is partnering with The Fandom for a giveaway!

Ah, high school! Those years are supposed to be in best of your life, but let’s face it, they’re pretty complicated. It’s particularly true in the age of social media, when everyone can see what you’re doing and use it again you.

In James Patterson and Emily Raymond‘s new YA thriller Expelled, Will Foster always kept his Twitter account anonymous– until the day someone hacked in and posted a photo so scandalous that Will and three other students expelled for it. Now, Will has to figure who’s targeting them and why this person would want to ruin their lives.

Of course, Will isn’t the only YA protagonist who’s had to solve a murder in high school. So in celebration of Expelled, we’re taking a look at some of your favorite contemporary mysteries set in high school!

Chasing Truth by Julie Cross

Here are the facts: Simon Gilbert went to the Homecoming dance with Eleanor Ames. He dropped her off at her apartment complex. When his parents came home later that night, they found Simon dead. The police called it a suicide, but Eleanor doesn’t believe it for a second. She was raised by criminals and sees the flaws in the story. She’s desperate to solve the mystery and soon finds that infuriating new classmate Miles Beckett is too. However, the more she and Miles work on the case, the more she realizes that she’s the prime suspect.

Dare Me By Megan Abbott

Addy and Beth were best friends since childhood and the reigning cheerleaders at their high school… until the day Coach Collette French took over the team and required their focus be solely on her rule. Collette’s dangerous magnetic pull seems to take over everyone but Beth, who’s fighting to keep her position. When tragedy strikes, she’ll realize how thin to line is between loyalty and lunacy.

First We Were IV by Alexandra Sirowy

Izzie, Viv, Graham, and Harry see themselves as outcasts and are just looking to make their lives a little more memorable before graduation. So they begin their own secret society dedicated to uncovering the mystery of a young woman found dead in town years ago they’ve nicknamed “Goldilocks.” And to be push the investigation forward, they’ll need to “right the wrongs” in town and put pressure on the people in charge. Soon, followers just in, rules are broken, and their mission is spiraling out of control. They may find Goldilocks’ killer, but they may lose themselves in the process.

Paper Towns by John Green

Oh hey, a mystery that’s not about murder! One night, Quentin is taken on a wild revenge adventure by his childhood friend and longtime crush Margo. The next morning, she disappears. After receiving a couple “hints” that lead him to Margo’s old hideout, Q is convinced that she wants him to find her– whether dead or alive, he’s unsure. With his friends in tow, Q begins a wild quest to find Margo that tests everything he knows.

With Malice by Eileen Cook

Inspired by real headlines, this one was a shocker! Jill Charron wakes up in a hospital with no memory of the past six weeks and an international controversy looming overhead: Her best friend is dead, and the whole world thinks Jill killed her while they were on a school trip in Italy. Jill knows she would never hurt Simone, but with no memory of the event, evidence stacking up against her, and an international rally cry for justice that’s already declared her guilty in the court of public opinion, how will she prove it?

Now that you’ve checked out our favorite mysteries, it’s time to #GetExpelled and discover your potential new favorite! We’ve teamed up with JIMMY Patterson Books for an Expelled giveaway!

One (1) winner receives:

Copy of Expelled by James Patterson and Emily Raymond

An @ symbol necklace to memorialize your social media addiction

Enter via the Rafflecopter widget below!

Prizing provided by JIMMY Patterson Books. Please note that this contest is open to US residents only, per the publisher.

Expelled by James Patterson and Emily Raymond is out now. If you want to snag it right this second, you can order it via Amazon!

One viral photo. Four expelled teens. Everyone’s a suspect.

Will Foster’s Twitter account used to be anonymous—until someone posted The Photo that got him and three other students expelled, their futures ruined forever. But who took the picture, and why are they being targeted?

To uncover the truth, Will gets close to the suspects: the hacker, the quarterback, the bad girl, the class clown, the vice principal, and… his own best friend. What secrets are they hiding, and even worse—what do they know about each other? The terrible truth will haunt them forever.

New York Times bestselling author James Patterson brings us another fast-moving tale of suspense, with danger, romance, and twists and turns that will keep you guessing to the very last page.

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Asked my eldest twins as I am entering this for them and they stated: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, and The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson (I searched a bit for the authors’ names).

I wouldn’t say these two were my all time favourites out of all the contemporary ya/teen mysteries I’ve read, but I recently read and enjoyed First We Were IV by Alexandra Sirowy and Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart.